Belladonna (2015 film) explained

Belladonna
Director:Dubravka Turić
Producer:Zdenka Gold
Cinematography:Branko Linta
Editing:Dubravka Turić
Runtime:18 minutes
Country:Croatia
Language:Croatian

Belladonna is a 2015 Croatian drama film written and directed by Dubravka Turić.[1] It was awarded Best Short Film at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2] [3] It was also screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[4]

Plot

Three women of different ages and backgrounds meet in the waiting room of an ophthalmologist's office. As the two older women converse with one another, the younger Sasha learns of their experiences of tragedy, and although she develops a sense of closeness and connection with them, she loses the opportunity to share it with them before they go their separate ways.

Cast

References

  1. News: Film: Belladonna Dubravke Turić i Trema Yorgosa Zoisa pozvani na Međunarodni filmski festival u Veneciji. 29 May 2016. Tris. 29 July 2015.
  2. News: Nenad Polimac. DUBRAVKA TURIĆ O ZLATNOM LAVU: 'Nagradu nisam očekivala, ali realna sam i ne odričem se karijere montažerke'. 29 May 2016. Jutarnji list. 15 September 2015.
  3. News: Hrvatskom filmu nagrada na Mostri: 'Belladonna' debitantice Dubravke Turić najbolji kratkometražni film. 29 May 2016. Telegram. 12 September 2015.
  4. News: Barbara Chai. Sundance Announces Lineup of Short Films for 2016 Festival. 29 May 2016. The Wall Street Journal. Dec 8, 2015.